Panther Minerals Expands Claim Portfolio into the Abitibi District of Quebec with the Acquisition of the East Brouillan Property

Property highlights:

• The Property is situated in a region famous for its endowment in precious and base metals (Fig. 1) and contiguous with Abitibi Metal's Beschefer East project and Probe Gold's Sicotte property.

• Notable nearby deposits include:

  • ~12 km from the B26 deposit, which hosts an indicated resource of 11.32 Mt at 1.23 % Cu, 1.27% Zn, 0.46 g/t Au & 31.9 g/t Ag and inferred resource of 7.16 Mt at 1.56% Cu, 0.17% Zn, 0.87 g/t Au & 7.4 g/t Ag

  • ~15 km from the historic Selbaie mine, which produced 53 Mt at 0.96% Cu, 1.9% Zn, 0.58 g/t Au, 40.7 g/t Ag

  • ~19 km from the Fenelon Gold Project, which hosts as indicated resource of 2.4 Moz Au and inferred 1.7 Moz Au.

• The Property is underexplored and situated on the eastern side of the Brouillan intrusive Complex within a zone of Au and local Zn occurrences associated with VMS-style mineralization in this region of the northwestern Abitibi sub-province.

• Faure (2011) proposed that circular geophysical patterns underlying the eastern side of this complex represent synvolcanic calderas.

  • Calderas are a volcanic feature often associated with high heat flow during volcanism, which should drive mineralizing fluid flow in the surrounding host rocks.

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Figure 1: Regional claim ownership around the East Brouillan Property.

The East Brouillan Property contains geology favourable for both polymetallic VMS and gold mineralization (Fig. 2). It is situated on the eastern side of the Brouillan Pluton and the bedrock is dominated by the volcanic rocks of the Brouillan-Fenelon Group, which also host the nearby Selbaie Mine and B-26 Deposit. Faure (2011) placed the rocks surrounding the Brouillan Intrusive Complex into the context of a volcanic environment and highlight the potential for a polymetallic VMS in the region (Fig. 1), by satisfying the three principal criteria for VMS formation in the Abitibi as outlined by Lamothe et al., (2005): 1) a hiatus or pause in volcanism, indicated by cherty and exhalite horizons in the Brouillan-Fenelon volcanic rocks; 2) a proximal heat source, presented by the Brouillan Pluton and perhaps the proposed calderas, and 3) hydrothermal activity, shown by the nearby gold and zinc occurrences, which are associated with variable amounts of chlorite and/or sericite alteration.

"We are very excited to announce the addition of the East Brouillan property to Panther's claim portfolio" stated CEO Rob Birmingham."

He continued: "The property is situated in the Abitibi province of Quebec, one of Canada's most metal endowed greenstone belts and a terrific place for making discoveries. With this acquisition we now have a foothold in an established district that has recently received a renewed interest in grass-roots mineral exploration, in part due to the success of Abitibi Metal's work at the B26 deposit, only 12 km from our claims. The Property has seen very little exploration work due thick glacial till cover, but we plan to remedy this by using surface penetrating exploration techniques, such as black spruce bark sampling and induced polarization geophysics, to define metal anomalies in the bedrock that we will test with the Property's maiden drill program."

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Figure 2: Bedrock geology of the East Brouillan Property

Exploration work on the East Brouillan claims has been minimal, in part due to relatively thick till cover, but recent work programs in the area have proven the success of surface geochemistry techniques being able to penetrate the overburden cover (Probe Gold, 2020, GM72618; Midland Exploration 2022, GM70286 and GM72666; and Usha resources, 2024, November 14, 2024 News Release). The Company intends to apply these surface techniques, in conjunction with ground-based geophysics, to define high priority exploration targets that will be tested with diamond drilling. Ony one drillhole is recorded on the ground covered by the East Brouillan claims (Hole D110-004, 1991; GM50126) and though multiple occurrences of sulphide minerals are recorded, no assays are reported.

Terms of the Agreement:

Pursuant to the Option Agreement, the Company may acquire a 100% interest in the Property by issuing an aggregate of 10,000,000 common shares in the capital of the Company and completing $2,000,000 of work expenditures as indicated in the table below:

The Company has granted to the Optionor a 2% net-smelter returns royalty (the "NSR"). The Company may purchase two-thirds of the NSR at any time for consideration of $1,000,000.

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Huber Heights Option Agreement

Panther Minerals is also pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive option agreement (the "Agreement") with arms-length vendors (the "Optionor") for the right to purchase an undivided 100% interest in the Huber Heights Property, located in Nevada, USA (the "Property").

Robert Birmingham, CEO of Panther Minerals, commented, "This Agreement marks a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to advancing the potential of the Huber Heights Property. We believe the Purchaser is well-positioned to execute an effective exploration and development strategy, and we look forward to seeing the progress on this promising asset."

Terms of the Agreement

Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company may acquire a 100% interest in the Property by making cash payments to the Optionor of CAD$150,000 within 45 days of execution and reserving a 2% Net Smelter Returns Royalty in favour of the Optionor.

About Panther Minerals Inc.

Panther Minerals is a mineral exploration company actively involved in the exploration of its North American project portfolio.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. Robert Birmingham, Chief Executive Officer

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